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he really sort of played into what was the texas mythology with texas politicians who were larger than life, very successful businessman who made a fortune here. they were risk takers, they were not afraid to fail. that was the sort of spirit he had at that i think got him into this thing. >> noting that at the naval academy, he was president of his class the last couple of years. early on he showed leadership traits have the ability to galvanize people under his leadership. just a quick overview of his business career, let's take a look -- he went into business and to ibm as a salesman where he became the top salesman for the company. that was in 1957. in 1962 he founded his own company which was electronic data systems. he then sold it to general motors for $2.4 billion and stay on the board. in 1988 he founded perot systems. in 2009 he sold that company to dell computers for $3.9 billion. he and his family are known as philanthropists. can you talk about that side of him and his family? >> they have given a fortune to all sorts of charities here in dallas. ross perot himself has mad
he really sort of played into what was the texas mythology with texas politicians who were larger than life, very successful businessman who made a fortune here. they were risk takers, they were not afraid to fail. that was the sort of spirit he had at that i think got him into this thing. >> noting that at the naval academy, he was president of his class the last couple of years. early on he showed leadership traits have the ability to galvanize people under his leadership. just a quick...
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>> gentle lady from texas. >> i echo your remarks, may i make an inquirey to chairman lieberman? >> yes, ma'am. >> chairman lieberman, it is indicated on the record there might be a conference call or conference on the d.o.d. but obviously there are, i'm so delighted mr. long chose to be courageous on behalf of his son but also mentioned the tragedy at fort hood. is it your intent that your language would be generic, that ult maltly depending on the circumstances in fort hood that might cover that situation as well? >> to my friend, the gentle lady from texas, it happens by coincidence that this afternoon at 3:00 the first meeting of house and senate on department of defense authorization bill for the next fiscal year is convening, happens here in the house side. mr. thompson, he's one which i did not know and we'll work together. i think our aim would be to amend the language in a manner that would not just relate to private long, and the other soldier wounded there, but to certainly the folks of fort hood but to change the statute so it can be clear that in circumstances of thi
>> gentle lady from texas. >> i echo your remarks, may i make an inquirey to chairman lieberman? >> yes, ma'am. >> chairman lieberman, it is indicated on the record there might be a conference call or conference on the d.o.d. but obviously there are, i'm so delighted mr. long chose to be courageous on behalf of his son but also mentioned the tragedy at fort hood. is it your intent that your language would be generic, that ult maltly depending on the circumstances in fort...
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the gentleman from texas was talking about the full faith and credit clause. congressional leadership going back as far as i can remember was inclined to overuse people's faith and credit clause to shelter us. there have been arguments made by house counsel supported by the leadership of both parties. the full faith and credit clause had great purpose in the 1500's. it was to prevent king james from prosecuting members of congress who said things they did not want them to set. in addition to what we are doing, it is important for the members to be ready. we need to have a session without our leadership. people should not be prosecuted for the things they say on the floor for survival or other reasons. i keep saying full faith and credit. i meant full speech and debate. i asked for immunity for having made that mistake. >> i must tell you how much i appreciate your comments. we no longer have the necessity for protecting the list 0-- journalists from stalling. >> people argue that it immunize people from being prosecuted for taking bribes. we do not want to do
the gentleman from texas was talking about the full faith and credit clause. congressional leadership going back as far as i can remember was inclined to overuse people's faith and credit clause to shelter us. there have been arguments made by house counsel supported by the leadership of both parties. the full faith and credit clause had great purpose in the 1500's. it was to prevent king james from prosecuting members of congress who said things they did not want them to set. in addition to...
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host: from friday, here is texas gov. rick perry. >> explain that to us. >> from my perspective, activist judges -- sonia sotomayor and the other were both activist judges. i would suggest to you that is an example of my concern. i believe the supreme court should not be making legislative decisions and telling americans how to live. to tell a local school district that you cannot have a prayer and the time of prayer in the school, i think that is offensive to most americans. i trust the people of the states to make the decisions. i trust the independent school districts to make those decisions better than eight unelected and unaccountable judges. host: your reaction? guest: is trying to talk about the importance of religion, an important factor in iowa. then he steps on it because she talks about sonia sotomayor. he talks about sonia sotomayor but he could not find her name. it harkens back to when he could not name the three agencies. he said there are eight supreme court justices when there are nine. this becomes a dif
host: from friday, here is texas gov. rick perry. >> explain that to us. >> from my perspective, activist judges -- sonia sotomayor and the other were both activist judges. i would suggest to you that is an example of my concern. i believe the supreme court should not be making legislative decisions and telling americans how to live. to tell a local school district that you cannot have a prayer and the time of prayer in the school, i think that is offensive to most americans. i...
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so we had, for example, the gun shop owner in killeen, texas, who saw this odd behavior of a customer and what he was buying and alerted law enforcement and probably prevented another massacre at fort hood. in this instance, no knows what tip-offs -- who knows what tip-offs there would have been? put one of the things we focus on. when i talk to my preparatory remarks about shared responsible. security is also a shared responsibilities within the united states and a shared responsibilities with local police officers and also with the citizenry at large and that's the genesis of the whole see something-say something regime. so you're trying to at least increase the likelihood that you can pick up somebody before they start shooting. but it's very, very difficult. >> great. right here then. >> thank you. ted albonn with c.f.r. i want to second your evaluation on the expansion pre-clearance, which i think is a big breakthrough and one that was a long time coming. a lot of resistance historically to protection and border. the concern is largely over arrest authority. what do you do in a s
so we had, for example, the gun shop owner in killeen, texas, who saw this odd behavior of a customer and what he was buying and alerted law enforcement and probably prevented another massacre at fort hood. in this instance, no knows what tip-offs -- who knows what tip-offs there would have been? put one of the things we focus on. when i talk to my preparatory remarks about shared responsible. security is also a shared responsibilities within the united states and a shared responsibilities with...
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last week in the state of texas, mitt romney met with george h. w. bush,. paradise valley is represented in the house by the son of the former vice president. this is just over 15 minutes. ♪ >> thank you, guys. thank you. welcome, everyone. the american dream. the american dream, you don't wake up one day and all of your dreams become reality. you have to earn less in america. that is the way our country has made such great strides, freedom, not only in freedom of speech but freedom of religion. many of us who are attracted to governor mitt romney understand that our economy is struggling. the very economy that has made us strong and kept us free must be preserved. when we look at the future of america, many of us see that this is uncertain and we have a president who is wrong on the economy. and we have so many candidates out there seeking the office of president but there is only one who has worked 25 years in the private sector who understands the free market and job creation. this is something american needs, desperately. at the time when there is unc
last week in the state of texas, mitt romney met with george h. w. bush,. paradise valley is represented in the house by the son of the former vice president. this is just over 15 minutes. ♪ >> thank you, guys. thank you. welcome, everyone. the american dream. the american dream, you don't wake up one day and all of your dreams become reality. you have to earn less in america. that is the way our country has made such great strides, freedom, not only in freedom of speech but freedom of...
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have to tell one story, i went up with george shultz to me to the senator of the chairman kennedy of texas. he was not a rocket scientist. he is no longer alive. we were talking with tampa -- him about labour legislation because he had wanted an initiative on that. george was explaining what the problems were. he was going on for about a half an hour. before getting bored. a phone call came in. george was such an important labor secretary. he said i cannot interrupt. i am an important meeting. with the secretary of agriculture. [laughter] they went back in the car together. i said i think he is a dummy. he said he said -- that cannot be true. you should be more charitable. i said i still think he is a dummy. >> history will tell you. back to george shultz, if there was a congress that was more bipartisan and encouraging to the compassion and initiatives of the next administration activities, -- >> and more creative and coming up with alternative ways to getting things done. >> with that in mind, george shultz was a supporter of cabinet government. it worked well what of this idea of being
have to tell one story, i went up with george shultz to me to the senator of the chairman kennedy of texas. he was not a rocket scientist. he is no longer alive. we were talking with tampa -- him about labour legislation because he had wanted an initiative on that. george was explaining what the problems were. he was going on for about a half an hour. before getting bored. a phone call came in. george was such an important labor secretary. he said i cannot interrupt. i am an important meeting....
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. >> i recognize the chairman of the oversight subcommittee, the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul. >> fort hood is right outside my district -- just north of my district. i went to the funeral services for the 13 slain soldiers with the combat boots and the rifles and the helmets. you are very familiar and aware of all of this. it was very emotional. at that time, we did not really know the connection between major hasan and al-awlaqi. we still do not know how much of a connection there was. i do recall asking soldiers who were wounded what did he say when he shot you? bay said, "alluah akbar." at that time i realize there may be something more to that case than just a murder case. since that time, i think senator lieberman came out with an excellent report outlining a lot of this investigation. i worked in the justice department's joint terrorism task force. i understand how this works. when it came to my attention that there was information that major hasan was communicating with al-awlaqi, perhaps the greatest terrorist threat while he was alive, over the internet, and t
. >> i recognize the chairman of the oversight subcommittee, the gentleman from texas, mr. mccaul. >> fort hood is right outside my district -- just north of my district. i went to the funeral services for the 13 slain soldiers with the combat boots and the rifles and the helmets. you are very familiar and aware of all of this. it was very emotional. at that time, we did not really know the connection between major hasan and al-awlaqi. we still do not know how much of a connection...